Word: equalize
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...government policies that favored less efficient collectives, the farmers are demanding equitable distribution of machinery and supplies to private owners, as well as increased government aid. They also want religious instruction in schools, preservation of traditional rural culture, and social benefits such as paid vacations, health insurance and pensions equal to those of industrial workers...
...unionizing mission has brought a few temporal rewards. He now draws a union salary of $333 a month -roughly equal to a shipyard worker's. He was able to trade his former two-room flat for a new six-room apartment in a suburban row of bristling concrete towers; his wardrobe has grown from one to five suits; friends keep him supplied with a seemingly endless stream of domestic and imported cigarettes. "You're going to get the way all the big bureaucrats get-mark my word," scolded a woman delegate at a recent union meeting. Walesa smiled...
...former high school stars, who are used to dominating in every aspect of the game, the presence of players of equal stature and skill is difficult to adjust to at first, especially on defense. But later in the year, the adjustment will be made; expect some tough D from this young Harvard team...
...students, Rosenblatt says. Other Faculty members are less sure. Schwartz agrees that "from the students' political point of view, it is better for them to know what is going on." But he is careful to add, "I am not that radical that I believe students should be represented in equal numbers...
From the beginning, Buckley's urbane and often sarcastic journal has reflected his blend of libertarianism, orthodox Catholicism and unwavering conservatism. N.R. has consistently opposed Communism, detente and wage-price controls, while supporting increased defense spending and the deregulation of virtually everything. Recent articles have scoffed at equal opportunity laws, asked why sex education, but not prayer, is allowed in public schools, urged the Republican Party to stand by its tough campaign plank on judicial appointments. Though N.R. is hardly one of the handsomest magazines around, it does exhibit a rare appreciation for the power and variety of language...